Her father, jack birch, and mom, carol connors, named her after the norse god thor (thora being the feminine), the god of thunder; She has a younger brother named bolt birch. She was a child actor in the 1990s, starring in movies such as all i want for christmas (1991), patriot games (1992), hocus pocus (1993), now and then (1995), and alaska (1996).

Once one of hollywood’s most recognizable child and teen stars, thora was everywhere in the late ’90s and early 2000s, delivering iconic performances that made her a fixture of pop culture. Thora birch (born march 11, 1982) is an american actress. She made her film debut with a starring role in purple people eater (1988) and won a young artist award for best actress under nine years of …